Sunday Night Memo, 2/23/2020

February 23, 2020

Character Committee Mtg, 2/24

The Character Committee will meet on Monday at 3:30pm in the Library.  All are welcome to join!

NJHS Induction Ceremony, 2/25

Come and watch our Spring class of National Junior Honor Society students get inducted.  The ceremony begins at 7pm in the auditorium.

Spring PT Conference

3/9 (Monday) from 4-8

3/11 (Wednesday) from 1-8

Dinner will be served on both nights as well as lunch on Wednesday.

OUTs for the Week

·       Grace out on Thursday from 1-4 for Conference presentation at Webster U

Have a great week!

With gratitude,

Grace

Monday Night Memo, 2/17/2020

February 17, 2020

I hope you are enjoying every second of your well-deserved three day weekend.  This weekend, we celebrated Charlotte’s 5^th birthday.  Thanks to Facebook’s time hop feature, I spent a good chunk of time going down the rabbit hole of memories and reminiscing about her days as a baby.  It has really gone by in a blink.  I hope you have been able to spend some good time with the people in your tribe, recharging and feeling loved. 

Here’s to a calm, easy 4 day week that feels like a 4 day week!

SLOs DUE, 2/21

Just a gentle reminder that SLOs are due on Friday.  Please let you evaluating admin know if you are unable to make this district deadline.

Non-Tenured Growth Plans DUE, 2/21

Just a gentle reminder that growth plans are due for non-tenured teachers on Friday. 

Come to the Table, 2/22

We will be hosting a special dinner called Come to the Table, facilitated by In Purpose Educational Services.  The dinner will be at 5pm and an opportunity to share a wonderful meal and conversation with folks from our community.  Come and get to know some new neighbors and walk away with some new friends.  Tickets can be purchased at www.inpurposeea.com

Character Committee Mtg, 2/24

Come join the Character Committee at the next upcoming meeting on Monday at 3:30pm in the library.

Outs for the Week

·       Aimee, Mike and Grace will be out on Thursday from 8-2pm for DLT and DCI at CO (can we possibly use any more letters?)

Have a wonderful week!

With gratitude,

Grace

Sunday Night Memo, 2/9/2020

February 9, 2020

Faculty Meeting, 2/10

Our faculty meeting will be Monday at 3:30pm in the cafeteria.

Orchestra POPS Concert, 2/12

Come out and support our Orchestra Wednesday night for the annual POPS Concert at 7pm.  The concert will be at Roberts Gym at the HS.

PD Day, 2/14

Our next PD is quickly approaching.  The morning session is the district Ed Camp style sessions.  Please be on the lookout for more information.  The Social Courtesy Committees from Steger and Hixson will host a get to know you lunch and social immediately afterwards in the cafeteria.  Please be on the lookout for more info on that.  Lunch from Firenza pizza will be provided!  After the lunch social, you will have time to work in your departments, teams or CLTs for the remainder of the afternoon.  That time will be yours to do what you need to catch up, get ahead or just spend time with your teammates on things you have been wanting to do.

Recap:

8-11:30am, District PD-ED CAMP

11:30-1:00pm, Lunch with Steger and Hixson teachers in the cafeteria

1:00-3:30pm,  Work time in departments, CLTs and/or teams

Admin Surveys

We need your feedback to help us grow.  Please take a minute and share your thoughts with us! 

Grace:

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Mike:

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Aimee:

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OUTS for the Week

·       Grace out on Wednesday from 8-11am for personal time

·       Counselors and Grace out on Thursday from 8-11am for rescheduled Counselor Appreciation Bkfst

Have a great week!

With gratitude,

Grace

Sunday Night Memo, 2/2/2020

February 2, 2020

Happy Superbowl Sunday.  I hope the game is great and the food and company even better!

Share something positive that happened at work during the first semester. It can be a situation w/a colleague, student or parent. (entrance slip from faculty meeting)

·       I got an email from a parent thanking me for opening up a whole new world for her daughter.

·       We inducted lots of 8^th grader into NJHS!

·       A student transitioned from Sp Ed setting to CT ELA.

·       I started having mindful minutes at the beginning of the my classes to help students calm down/relax/clear their minds.

·       ELA/Math teachers will to try something new with the NWEA schedule.

·       A student told me she liked working with me because I have a big heart.

Happy Counselor Appreciation Week

Day in, day out, our counselors work tirelessly to support kids and grownups in our building.  They surround us with love, encouragement and a compassionate ear.  This week, we will celebrate all they do for our community of learners!  Thank you Linda, Sarah, Aaron and Emily-we appreciate you!

Taking Attendance

Please, please make sure you are marking your attendance at the beginning of each hour.  When you don’t take your attendance, the impact if felt in the front office.  By state law, we have to reconcile our attendance data each day.  For that to happen, Mrs. Banks must stay and complete the reconciliation process.  Last week, she had to stay a couple of hours beyond her normal time to reconcile over 90 students attendance data.  Please, take your attendance.

Faculty Meeting, 2/10

Our next faculty meeting will be next Monday at 3:30pm in the cafeteria.

PD Day, 2/14

Our next PD is quickly approaching.  The morning session is the district Ed Camp style sessions.  Please be on the lookout for more information.  The Social Courtesy Committees from Steger and Hixson will host a get to know you lunch and social immediately afterwards in the cafeteria.  Please be on the lookout for more info on that.  Lunch from Firenza pizza will be provided!  After the lunch social, you will have time to work in your departments, teams or CLTs for the remainder of the afternoon.  That time will be yours to do what you need to catch up, get ahead or just spend time with your teammates on things you have been wanting to do.

Recap:

8-11:30am, District PD-ED CAMP

11:30-1:00pm, Lunch with Steger and Hixson teachers in the cafeteria

1:00-3:30pm,  Work time in departments, CLTs and/or teams

OUTS This Week

·       Linda, Sarah, Aaron, Emily and Grace out for Counselor Appreciation Bkfst and PD from 8-12pm

·       Grace out from 8-1:00pm for Principal’s Leadership Academy

Have a great week!

With gratitude,
Grace